Staying Safe Upon Hospital Discharge

Medical mistakes can happen at any time. However, there are times in the treatment of patients when health care mistakes are more likely to happen than at other times. The transition out of a hospital upon a hospital discharge may be one of those times.

Accordingly, a new report by Avalere Health for the Alliance of Community Health Plans has identified five practices that may decrease risks for patients as they are discharged from hospitals. Those practices include:

Using information to draft transition programs for individual patient needs.

Anticipating patient needs and involving patients in the transition process early on.

Dangerous Drug Interactions

The lawyers at Anapol Schwartz are a leaders in pharmaceutical liability litigations. For decades, the firm has successfully represented thousands of people from all over the country who suffered injuries they weren’t warned about. Some of these current ongoing litigations are:

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